Person DS/UK/3063 Ross; Sir; John (1777-1856); naval officer and Arctic explorer Ross John Sir 1777-1856 naval officer and Arctic explorer Male

He undertook a number of expeditions to the Arctic, starting in 1818 on the Isabella in search of the North West Passage, discovering the Magnetic North Pole on the Victory, 1829-1833, and searching for Sir John Franklin's expedition on the Felix, 1850-1851. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes staff 20/12/2018 DERBYSHIRE\71026502 27/05/2020 35561e42-4f02-483e-9024-4da1201bba94